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Diversity investigation by application of DNA barcoding: A case study of lepidopteran insects in Xinjiang wild fruit forests, China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2022
We investigate the species diversity of lepidopteran insects in Xinjiang wild fruit forests to establish insect community monitoring systems as well as determine the local species pool, by testing the applicability of DNA barcoding based on mtDNA COI gene for accurate and rapid identification of insect species.
Zhan J, Zheng Y, Xia Q, Wang J, Liu S, Yang Z.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Involvement of Human Factors Brings New Findings for Predicting Global Suitability Habitat for <i>Hyphantria cunea</i> (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Distribution of Hyphantria cunea over the next 40 years and changes in highly suitable habitat across continents. (a) SSP126; (b) SSP245; (c) SSP370; (d) SSP585. ABSTRACT Invasive pests have spread globally at an unprecedented scale, severely threatening biodiversity and resulting in significant economic losses, emerging as a global problem. This study
Hu H, Zhou H, Li Y, Li Y, Yan Y, Yang J, Chen J, Chen Y, Cui D.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Predictors of Wing Attacks by Birds Across Australian Butterflies. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Predation pressure can vary latitudinally and across different prey communities as well as between males and females of the same prey species. Here, the variation in predation pressure on Australian butterflies was assessed using wing damage caused by bird attacks in over 2310 individuals from five butterfly families.
Daluwatta Galappaththige HSS, McLean DJ, Hämäläinen L, Dharmarathne C, Herberstein ME.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

DNA diet profiles with high-resolution animal tracking data reveal levels of prey selection relative to habitat choice in a crepuscular insectivorous bird. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2020
We give new insights into the functional relationship between the spatial habitat use, food availability, and diet of a crepuscular aerial insectivore. Nightjars collect a substantial part of their daily nourishment from foraging locations which were presumed to be unsuitable for the species.
Evens R, Conway G, Franklin K, Henderson I, Stockdale J, Beenaerts N, Smeets K, Neyens T, Ulenaers E, Artois T.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Outstanding issues in the study of antipredator defenses

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2023., 2023
Although the main forms of antipredator defenses in animals are well defined, there are still many examples of overlapping mechanisms and others that do not fall neatly into pre‐existing categories. In our review, we systematically discuss these problems and suggest ways of improving underlying terminological and definitional problems.
Yuqian Huang, Tim Caro
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological trends in moth communities (Geometridae, Lepidoptera) along a complete rainforest elevation gradient in Papua New Guinea

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 16, Issue 5, Page 649-657, September 2023., 2023
We studied 1102 species of geometridae moths along a continuous tropical rainforests gradient in Papua New Guinea, from 200 m lowland to 3700 m asl timberline forest. We recorded a mid‐elevational peak for the geometridae moths, with 1200 m asl as the most species‐rich elevation.
Pagi S. Toko, Bonny Koane, Kenneth Molem, Scott E. Miller, Vojtech Novotny   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary history of Euteliidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)

Systematic Entomology, Volume 48, Issue 3, Page 445-462, July 2023., 2023
We elucidated evolutionary relationships of Euteliidae. The divergence time estimated Euteliidae ancestors originated about 53 Ma. Malpighiales are inferred to be ancestral larval hostplant order for Euteliidae. Abstract We performed a molecular phylogenetic analysis on the family Euteliidae to clarify deep divergences and elucidate evolutionary ...
Reza Zahiri, Jeremy D. Holloway, Jadranka Rota, B. Christian Schmidt, Markku J. Pellinen, Ian J. Kitching, Scott E. Miller, Niklas Wahlberg   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limited sex differences in plastic responses suggest evolutionary conservatism of thermal reaction norms: A meta‐analysis in insects

Evolution Letters, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 394-411, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Temperature has a profound effect on the growth and development of ectothermic animals. However, the extent to which ecologically driven selection pressures can adjust thermal plastic responses in growth schedules is not well understood. Comparing temperature‐induced plastic responses between sexes provides a promising but underexploited ...
Tiit Teder, Kristiina Taits, Ants Kaasik, Toomas Tammaru   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The respiratory metabolism of overwintering paper wasp gynes (Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus)

Physiological Entomology, Volume 47, Issue 1, Page 62-71, March 2022., 2022
Dormant polistine wasps suppress metabolic rate during overwintering in comparison to summer individuals, which conserves their energy stores. Winter metabolism is lower in Mediterranean than in temperate wasps. Together, metabolic and microclimate measurements suggest a similar vulnerability of Mediterranean and temperate species to global warming ...
Helmut Kovac, Helmut Käfer, Iacopo Petrocelli, Anton Stabentheiner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Noctuid and geometrid moth assemblages show divergent elevational gradients in body size and color lightness

Ecography, Volume 44, Issue 8, Page 1169-1179, August 2021., 2021
Previous macroecological studies have suggested that larger and darker insects are favored in cold environments and that the importance of body size and color for the absorption of solar radiation is not limited to diurnal insects. However, whether these effects hold true for local communities and are consistent across taxonomic groups and sampling ...
Lea Heidrich, Stefan Pinkert, Roland Brandl, Claus Bässler, Hermann Hacker, Nicolas Roth, Annika Busse, Jörg Müller, Nicolas Friess   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source